Entries from My Place in the Sun tagged with 'Paris'

Paris Point Zero is a marker located in the square right in front of the main entrance to Notre Dame. This small octagonal brass plate is set in the ground and it marks the exact spot from which all distances...

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The Chanel store window at Avenue Montaigne last December. Three gargoyles (and a chimera) in a store in Montmartre. An advertisement in the subway in Paris for an English language school. Happy first day of spring! :)...

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I have more than 50 pictures of the Eiffel Tower taken at different times of the day. A good number are a bit blurry due to the tower lighting constantly changing. Out of all the photos, this one is...

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I’ve been playing around with a graphic design software in an effort to try something different on my blog. I want my entries to look like pages out of an album, with captions written in my own handwriting. To...

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After a three months absence, I'm getting back on participating in PhotoHunt. I had a hard time finding a photo to represent this week's theme but while looking at my Paris photos I found these of McDonald's and Starbucks....

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I apologize to my blog friends who came here during the month of February to find that I had abandoned my blog. A number of circumstances conspired to keep me away from posting and from reading my favorite blogs, but...

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The apartment we rented in the 16th arr. was located in a nice residential area, about 15 minutes from most main sights by Métro. We enjoyed being in a quiet and charming neighborhood removed from the hustle and bustle of...

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I'll soon resume blogging about Paris but first I have to shake off this nasty head cold. Hoping to feel better by next week 'cause my French class starts on Wednesday and I'm eager to impress my teacher with some...

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We got home Thursday evening after spending 21 hours in airports and planes. We arrived in Phoenix to temperatures in the high 50's after leaving a snow covered Paris. I have a cold-stricken husband who has spent the last two...

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It's been very cold, with temperatures in the 20’s-30's and we've been trying to find creative ways to enjoy the city while trying to keep warm. We have used the subway extensively to transport us from our apartment to the...

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Today we traveled about 45 minutes on the subway to reach the hip and cool hill of Montmartre. The butte of Montmartre is the highest point in Paris and the views from the Basilica of Sacre Coeur are simply spectacular....

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A few photos of the exterior of the magnificent cathedral of Notre Dame. We arrived just before the last mass of the day was about to start. Today, January 1st, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the liturgical feast of the...

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Yesterday we visited the Louvre - along with a few thousand other tourists - and attempted to view some of the most important art collections in the world. The museum was very crowded and a lot of patience was required...

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As some of you may know last August I enrolled in French 101 at my local community college. I had a terrific teacher and great classmates who made learning French interesting and fun. Last October I told my husband, only...